Historic Downtown (Jersey City)

Historic Downtown is a neighborhood of Jersey City, New Jersey. It was the original downtown area of the city, and it was home to the city museum, the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Powerhouse, and the Harsimus Stem Embankment. It originally consisted of lowrise buildings to the west of the Hudson Waterfront, but it later experienced a construction boom. Van Vorst Park and Hamilton Park are both located within the Historic Downtown neighborhood.